An artists feet are never on the ground because their head is always in the clouds.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Art Attack (Dec. 1/10)

I have a special treat for you today, I want to introduce you to Nathan Sawaya, he is a New York based artist unlike any other that I have seen. Some artists use paint as there medium and some use pencil, Nathan uses Lego building blocks, yes like you get from Toys R Us! It is truly amazing work that is being seen across North American museums right now in a show called 'The Art Of The Brick,' It's the only exhibition focusing sololy on lego as an art medium. The creations consitst of nearly one million pieces.

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About Me

I have always loved the stranger, quirkier side of life and that is exactly what I love to create. My art being described as a perfect combination of sweet and sour that glitters up the grunge! As a lover of all things whimsical, kawaii and creepy cute, I'll throw in some bubblegum Goth with a touch of glam, punk & rockabilly pinup!
I have never been a mainstream type of girl and certainly won't fit into your stereotypical cookie cutter artists role. I find beauty in the truly unique, big eyed creepy little cuties with a bittersweet sadness. I am never happier then when I am in my studio painting or sewing, creating a whimsical dream world easily recognizable as my signature style of creepy yet cute, from the haunting darkness to the rainbowtastic, my creations are lovingly sprinkled with a heartbreaking sweetness.
Growing up a child of the 80's, pop rocks princess, with an extreme fondness for anything candy coated, Kawaii Kitten & Ziggy Stardust all had a major influence in the work that I am creating today. I employ many different mediums when I create, anything from painting with acrylics, watercolors and ink to sewing with many different textiles, the end result always being a whimsical dream world filled with big eyed beauties and quirky monsters of all shapes and sizes.

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Little Miss Muffet

Little Miss Muffetdidn't sit on a tuffetnor did she have any curds n whey

What she did have insteadis her pet spider Tedand they just sat and chilled by his web all day~ Lizzy Love

10 Ways To Release The Creativity From Within...

Visit Art Galleries or Exhibitions as often as possible.

Try thinking about daily things in rhymes, it will help broaden your vocabulary which is especially usefull for creative writing.

Change your routine, i.e. drive a different route to work, go some where else for lunch.

Open your eyes and actually look at everything around you, you'll be surprised what you see.

Every once in a while try to do something that you enjoyed doing as a child, try to release the child from within, children are after all the most creative beings out there.

Clear your mind at least once a day, if you don't have a clear mind you won't have room for creativity.

Make sure you ask yourself an out of the ordinary question each and every day. i.e. What if the grass grew purple?

Try picturing your life as it if it were a movie or novel, what would happen next? Who would you meet?

Talk to someone or some people that you normally would ignore, they might have something interesting to say.

Carry a pocket sketch book with you always and note interesting things.

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"You either see a painting straight away or you never see it. Explanations have no value. What is the point of commentary? All such things are approximations. One should simply chatter, as we do, because it's enjoyable..." - PAUL CEZZANE

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If a pig drinks a quart of buttermilk before he starts, And runs a mile before he farts, And the faster he goes, the farther he gets, How far will he go before he shits? Now in order for me to win this bet, I must take you to where the fart was let, A farmer saw the pig pass with buttermilk shooting from his ass. And the farmer knew this to be true 'cause the pig shit buttermilk as he flew. Now if that pig can hold his gas, And run a mile with a puckered ass, it seems to me if he keeps his wits, he can run five miles before he shits. ~ Marve Matlack (RIP)